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Britt Township, Hancock County, Iowa

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Hancock

GNIS feature ID
  
0467489

Elevation
  
367 m

Local time
  
Friday 5:33 PM

State
  
Iowa

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Area
  
91.79 km²

Zip code
  
50423

Population
  
2,293 (2000)

Britt Township, Hancock County, Iowa

Weather
  
-1°C, Wind SE at 21 km/h, 68% Humidity

Britt Township is one of sixteen townships in Hancock County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,293.

Contents

Map of Britt, IA 50423, USA

History

Britt Township was founded in 1873.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Britt Township covers an area of 35.44 square miles (91.79 square kilometers); of this, 35.11 square miles (90.94 square kilometers, 99.07 percent) is land and 0.33 square miles (0.85 square kilometers, 0.93 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Britt
  • Adjacent townships

  • Crystal Township (north)
  • Madison Township (northeast)
  • Garfield Township (east)
  • Liberty Township (southeast)
  • Erin Township (south)
  • Boone Township (southwest)
  • Orthel Township (west)
  • Bingham Township (northwest)
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains Evergreen Cemetery.

    Major highways

  • U.S. Route 18
  • Iowa Highway 111
  • Landmarks

  • Eagle Lake State Park
  • School districts

  • Garner-Hayfield Community School District
  • West Hancock Community School District
  • Political districts

  • Iowa's 4th congressional district
  • State House District 11
  • State Senate District 6
  • References

    Britt Township, Hancock County, Iowa Wikipedia